Craven County News

Since Eastern North Carolina health departments began to receive doses of H1N1 vaccine in mid-October, county health officials report that demand for shots has been brisk - for both standard seasonal flu vaccines as well as H1N1 doses.

The deaths of three North Carolina patients who had a type of drug-resistant swine flu is a reminder to be "extra vigilant," but probably will not change the way that Craven County responds to the H1N1 virus, Health Director Scott Harrelson said.

If you're a state trooper, losing your hat can get you in trouble. Lying about how you lost your hat, however, can get you fired.

Gov. Bev Perdue said Thursday that it is "visceral" to her to ensure that a group of violent criminals serving life sentences from the 1970s will stay in N.C prisons until at least 2054.

A Craven County painting that Gov. Bev Perdue has carried with her during two decades of state service was brought home Thursday, when New Bern's hometown girl donated a watercolor done by one of the city's beloved artists.

The following arrests and citations were issued recently in Craven County: New Bern Police Department: Jesus Manuel Hernandez, 18, 3708 Dove Field Court, Nov.

Gary Lamont Hayes II was found guilty of first-degree murder this morning in Craven County Supeior Court.

Nearly 400 youngsters will be assured of having an important Christmas present this year - new shoes.

Lake Road has been closed to traffic south of Havelock due to standing water on half of the road near the Carteret/Craven county line.

At its meeting tonight, the Craven County Board of Education will consider approving changes to the school system's bullying and harassment policy that include the creation of a district Web site where parents and students can make anonymous reports.

New Bern High School Principal Stuart Blount resigned his position as the top administrator in the system's largest high school to become one of two assistant superintendents of Scotland County Schools in Laurinburg.

The wreck happened on Highway 17 North of Bridgeton around 3:00 p.m. and involved a SUV and a Volvo.

Craven County will look more closely over the next month at both contracting and providing its own child support enforcement services before deciding on which method to use.

New Bern Vote by Precinct Precinct Registered Vote Percent Grantham 2B 1,876 748 39.87 George Street 2,394 589 24.6 Fort Totten 2,740 377 13.76 Grover C. Fields 1,998 449 22.47 H.J. MacDonald 4,169 583 13.98 West New Bern 4,565 1,170 25.63 Provisional 22 Mail Absentee 69 Curbside 36 Results are now official from Nov.

The murder trial of Gary Lamont Hayes II was abruptly stopped Tuesday morning in Craven County Court when Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Ben Alford learned during testimony that 20 pages of notes by a psychiatrist who examined Hayes were not provided to the defense or prosecutors.

North Carolina counties must assume responsibility for collecting child support payments from its residents beginning July 1 of 2010.

Johnnie Ray Kinsey, the bodybuilder who had to battle three challengers and his own demons to win a city election, was ultimately successful Tuesday night, besting Joan Bottcher in a runoff to be named alderman for New Bern's 4th Ward.

It was day two of witness testimony in the trial of a former Camp Lejeune Marine accused of killing a Harlowe man.

The man who drove the car that Gary Lamont Hayes fired three shotgun rounds from into the body of Odell Foster said that Hayes was drunk and impaired when he fired the .12-gauge Mossberg pump shotgun.

Multiple news outlets have reported that accused serial killer Anthony Edward Sowell may have spent time in eastern North Carolina in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.